Nipping – the playful biting and mouthing of your hands and clothes by your dog – is particularly common among puppies, but can also occur in older dogs that haven’t been taught proper bite inhibition.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the most effective way to deal with fear of the leash. Fear of the Leash The majority of the time, the sight of the leash is enough to bring on a fit of joy – the dog knows that leash = walk, and reacts accordingly.
A fear-biter bites because it’s his only way of expressing his extreme fear or panic, and his only way of telling his owner that he can’t handle the situation.
If you’ve never seen a dog with serious food-guarding issues, it’s difficult to appreciate the potential severity of the problem. Food-guarding issues are not necessarily a reflection on the personality or training level of the dog:
There’s a difference between disobedience and incomprehension. If your dog isn’t obeying a command because he doesn’t understand what it is you want him to do, that’s not a behavioral problem at all;
The act of Coprophagia (sometimes called coprophagy, or eating-feces) is a pretty disgusting habit that only some dogs indulge in fortunately. It appears to be “one of those things” as far as dogs go: a behavior that certainly defies logic, scientific study, and mystifies dog trainers and veterinarians around the world. Many dogs will eat [...]
Whining is not a natural form of communication between humans and dogs. Most dogs grow out of whining around the six-month age;
Our dogs are pack animals. They’re highly sociable creatures with a genuine need to socialize and interact.
Algae (pronounced AL-jee) are simple forms of marine plant life. They’re pretty basic: they lack leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, and all the other things we normally associate with plants.
Your vet is a pretty significant figure in your dog’s life – and thus, in yours. Hopefully, you’ll only ever need him or her for routine checkups and preventative procedures;
Urine marking – sometimes called spraying – is when your cat deposits small amounts of urine (usually on vertical surfaces) as a kind of message tag to announce his presence.
Paper training is a specific form of house training for your dog: you’re teaching her where in the house is appropriate for her to eliminate (pee or poop).
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